Country liquor outlets and beer vends were promoted in rural Maharashtra when the then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government was in power in the state, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole has said.

Asked about Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's indicative comment on the Maharashtra government's decision allowing sale of wine in supermarkets, in which the veteran politician suggested that he would be okay if the decision was reversed, Patole said on Tuesday that it was up to the government to take a call on the issue.